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Edward Harrison is a senior Editor at Bloomberg. He is also the founder of Credit Writedowns newsletter, a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty five years of business experience. He speaks six languages and reads another five, skills he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

Monetary System

Video: Edward Hugh at the LSE on the Internet and Credit Crisis

Edward Harrison Feb 16, 2011

This is the excellent video of Edward Hugh at the London School of Economics this past Monday speaking about the intersection of finance, macroeconomics, housing and sovereign debt in the Credit Crisis. (hat tip afoe). The topic is on how…

Economy

Madoff: Banks ‘Had to Know’ About The Fraud

Edward Harrison Feb 16, 2011

When we see more of the e-mails, this should get interesting. But don't expect an prosecutions. Source: In Prison Interview, Madoff Says Banks ‘Had to Know’ - NYTimes.com

Business

Desperately Seeking Search

Edward Harrison Feb 16, 2011

Internet search is broken. Battered by spammers, content farms and black hat optimizers, the typical Internet search is a horrible mess. Try basic search terms like "washing machine". Or try a term relevant to this site like…

Political Economy

David Stockman Hawkish on the US Federal Budget

Edward Harrison Feb 15, 2011

David Stockman was on Bloomberg yesterday reviewing the Obama 2011 Budget proposal. His view dovetails with the view on the budget I presented yesterday, when I said: The key, however, is that no one actually wants to cut the items in…

Political Economy

Taiwanese Animation: The WikiLeaks – OpenLeaks Cat Fight

Edward Harrison Feb 15, 2011

The WikiLeaks saga looks to be descending into a personality conflict between its leading founders. Take a look at this animated mock-up for what's going on.

Political Economy

Geithner: Don’t shrink financial services!

Edward Harrison Feb 15, 2011

Noam Scheiber's recent article on Tim Geithner is a good piece for understanding Geithner's thinking. He wants American banks to penetrate emerging markets and get even bigger. How this benefits the U.S. economy is unclear, however. It…

Economy

What is the secret to Germany’s economic success?

Edward Harrison Feb 15, 2011

Overall, we should credit Germany for building a recovery based not just on exports, but on capital investment and saving. One reason that Germany is a manufacturing and export powerhouse is because it has invested in those businesses.…

Economy

Initial Thoughts on the Obama Budget

Edward Harrison Feb 14, 2011

I was on the BBC this morning talking about the Obama FY 2012 budget proposal. Here's what I said and what I think about the proposal so far (If I get the video, I will post). This post will be more about the political tactics and…

Economy

Video: Bank Bailouts Explained

Edward Harrison Feb 12, 2011

Just like in the Quantitative Easing Explained video, this one on the bank bailouts gets down to brass tacks. It strips away all the government propaganda that taxpayers profited from the bailouts by revealing some of the many backdoor…

Economy

An informal history of the Savings and Loan Crisis

Edward Harrison Feb 11, 2011

Here is a good video from Bill Black on the origins of the Savings & Loan crisis in the U.S. The roots of the crisis go back to the stagflation of the 1970s when interest rates spiked under Paul Volcker. As S&L's borrowed short and…

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